Adjusting The Dynamic Range - Canon EOS Digital Photo Professional Instruction Manual

Editing RAW Images

Adjusting the Dynamic Range

You can adjust the highlight and shadow points of images, and select the characteristics of the
tone curve.
Adjusting the Shadow and Highlight Points
You can specify the shadow point (the darkest point) and highlight point (the brightest point) in
the range of 0 to 255 (in 1-stop increments) to adjust the gradation of images.
Adjust an image while viewing it.
When you move the cursor to the left edge of the graph, the cursor [ ] changes to [
Drag the slider right to adjust the shadow point.
Enter a value in the range of 0 to 247 (in 1-stop
increments) to adjust the shadow point.
The minimum number of steps between the shadow point and the highlight point is 8.
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When you move the cursor to
the right edge of the graph, the
cursor [ ] changes to [
Drag the slider left to adjust the
highlight point.
Enter a value in the range of 8 to 255 (in 1-stop
increments) to adjust the highlight point.
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